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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 138-174 / 400-470 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity 12.5 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.875 MHz - Crystal filter: 30M15B
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFW455E
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% ?V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 550-900 mA ? 100 W
TX 3.6-7.6 A ? 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 1995 and 19xx Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/PL for TX is standard while CTCSS/PL for RX is optional. ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-003210E SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280DX SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A